The Republican journal., 1887-03-17
The CITY RE ctiOn.

The municipal election in this city OF Monday
was one of the hardest fought contests Belfast ever
knew. 1t exceeded even the memorable contest
of last year The vote in the aggregate was 1896,
the largest yotc ever pollcd in Beffasf. The caH-
vass previous to election not bitter as last
year. but none the less earnest. On Wednesday
evening of last week the Tax Payers, SO called,
held their caucus and renomnated Mayor Charles
Baker. The Tax Reducers Friday evening re-
nominated their standard bearer of last year, Mr.
Albert G. Burgess so for the Mayoralty the candi
dates We're the same last year. For Aldermen
| there were changes on both sides.
! In Ward one the Tax PAYERS renominated Alder,
man Dunton, while the Reducers put forth their
| old candidate Mr. II. II. Carter. In this ward
there are many farmers who after one years low
taxes concluded that it was the correct policy and
changed to Reucers. The fight was hot, but the
Payers lost the ward, the Rcduccrs cccting every
| officer.
! In Ward Two the Tax Payers were determined
to capture the ward and vindicate themselves
| This was the fighting ward of last year over which
| there was such contest. Mr.. c. W. Haney, the
| Taxpayer candidate of last year, was thrown
aside and the magnetic gentleman from Lincoln
vile, the nvincible Ansel Wadsworth, substituted
| for Alderman. Mr.. Wadswolth protested against
| his nomination, but il urged that three times
| had he been elected sheriff when his associates
had failed and he must pull the party through, and
| no doubt he thought his personal friends who had
stood by him for sheriff would not desert him in
| the contest for Alderman, but they did. Mr.. Wads
| worth is genial gentleman, but is not resident
of Belfast. He lives here by virtue of his office
sheriff, and had he been defeated last fall would
doubtless have returned to his native Lincolnvlle
1t is the first time he has been defeated at the polls
and the lesson will serve to convince him that
there is a limit to mans popularity. We tender
our sympathy. The Reduccrs substituted Mr.. /.
+. Mcdonald for Alderman Pitcher and elected
him by handsome majority.
| In Ward Three the Tax Payers were determined
to defeat Alderman {. j. Hall, who as member of
the board has been thorn in their side. As one
expressed it, "they had rather defeat Hall than
carry the city, DIR. q. c. kilgore was his oppon
ent. 1t believed that his standing in the
church on the one hand and his alleged liquol
shop on the other would be powerful adjuncts ii
the election. They believed with Byron:
There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit
| calms,
AS rum and true religion
The result was tie on the vote for Mayor and
of the ticket.
| In Ward Four the Tax Payers nominated Mr.
Willis 5. Hatch, but Alderman Brown defeated
him. There was tie in this ward on the vote fol
Mayor, but the Tan Rcducers elected the rest Of
the ticket
In Ward Five the Re,iucers rcnomnated Capt
George 7. Osborne, while the Payers dropped
Alderman Mason. who had done them efficient ser
vice, and nominated Capt: James II. Stinson, who
works in Mathews Bros. sash and blind factory
This is a Payer ward and Stinson was elected.
The Tax Payers ably assisted by the run
| shops. Saturday their heclers distributed tickets
| bearing the words Good for ten cents,' which
| were redcemabe in liquor at any of the Taxpayer
| rumshops. All the rum shops were wide opel
| Sunday and far into the night and many disgrace
full scenes were witnessed on the streets Mother,
went out in search of and brought home drunken
sons. Men were made drunk and hived up i,
offices or kept in rum shops until the polls wert
| open and then voted All day the saloons were
busy and put in good work for their side, but many
Tax Payers when they saw the rum clement ant
| certain church people at work hand in hand, lef
that side in disgust and voted in opposition.
The election on Monday remarkable on,
i'll many respects. The vote was very close. Las
year Mr.. Baker received $50 votes i'll wards one
two and three. Mr.. Burgess received 4o6 in tn.
same wards. This year Nh Baker received $50 il
the same wards, exactly his vote of last year
while Mr.. Burgess received one more or 497. Las
| year Mr. Bakers total vote for Mayor was 643 thi
year it is 80. Mr. Burgess vote last year wa.
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